SAMBA TRAORÉ

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SAMBA TRAORÉ

D: Idrissa Ouedraogo, Burkina Faso/South Africa/FR 1993, OmeU/OmdtU | DCP | 86 min

During a robbery at a petrol station in the city, one of the accomplices is shot dead. The other, SAMBA TRAORÉ, flees with the loot: a suitcase full of banknotes. After years of absence, he returns to his home village. Life there has moved on, and Saratou is just as beautiful as he remembers. Director Idrissa Ouedraogo paints the portrait of a man who is haunted by his past and tries to build a new life for himself. But the mistakes of the past never remain hidden for long. This feature film won the Silver Bear at the 1993 Berlinale.

During a robbery at a petrol station in town, one of the accomplices is shot dead. The other, SAMBA TRAORÉ, flees with the loot: a suitcase full of banknotes. After years away, he returns to his native village. Life has gone on as usual, and Saratou is
as beautiful as he remembers her. Director Idrissa Ouedraogo paints a portrait of a man haunted by his past, trying to rebuild his life and start afresh. But past mistakes never stay buried for long. This feature film won the Silver Bear at the Berlinale in 1993.